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| Thread ID: 106548 | 2010-01-13 07:16:00 | Why do toaster shops sell PCs with 4GB of ram and only 32bit OS? | xyz823 (13649) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 848318 | 2010-01-13 08:33:00 | Sorry, but it may well be Windoze:( | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 848319 | 2010-01-13 09:47:00 | I think the most impt thing is marketing. As anything it is not about how good it is, it is how good it sells, what customers want. Customers want more more stuff regardless if it is better. 2nd is maybe that 4GB is cheaper than 3.5GB installed. Also with 4GB, assuming 2x 2GB you get double burst :confused: Big brands do good I think b/c they have a strong brand, it is a sleek design that is branded than better quality PC cases, they have menu's that is better for newbies so it is userfriendly regardless if it adds bloat. I was one of those before even when I wanted to build my own PC, I thought about a high end Dell case or a high end Compaq case would look cool and industrial looking. Together with that brand name wide screen large LCD screen ... ;) FWIW IBM laptops are sleekly designed in black, admired them since 1995 when they still had a black and white model, and got a 2nd hand one some yrs later, 3/4 are IBM, not the cheapest, not the fastest, but for avg stuff work they are good enough but boy they look good, good and robust too I found, all bought used, never faulted, still have my latest 2000 model running these days, they are also used in hollywood movies in action movies :D |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 848320 | 2010-01-13 19:26:00 | They do get carried away with how much **** they bundle with new pcs, it would be a lot better if it was just the OS, which is the only worth while piece of software on it. Some friends of mine bought a new HP PC, despite me offering to build one and explaining the advantages (and lack of disadvantages). When I went round there, about 90% of the software was removed by me. :yuck: |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 848321 | 2010-01-13 20:14:00 | It was a HP with 4GB of ram and only 32bit Windows 7 Why did they release so many XP crap boxes with 256Mb? Why did they initially release Vista crap boxes with 512Mb? Why do they use **** parts in them? ASUS don't. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 848322 | 2010-01-13 20:31:00 | Why did they initially release Vista crap boxes with 512Mb? ASUS don't. Cough. Just the other day I had a Asus notebook, was running like utter crap. Checked, Vista Home Basic and 512MB RAM. Looked up the specs for that model, and sure enough it shipped with 512MB. Added 2GB which turned it into a different machine, but was very disappointed with Asus. Mind you, it was only one notebook. Asus still rock. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 848323 | 2010-01-13 20:31:00 | Given that probably 90% or more of computer buyers really aren't too clear about the functions of RAM vs HDD, and get confused with GB, GHz, MB and the like, then it's not surprising that the manufacturers just keep pushing the numbers higher, despite the absence of any practical benefits. Hell, you could probably sell 'new' computers with a 33MHz FSB and still get the mugs lining up to buy them. The number of people who complain about their computer being slow on the internet, and upgrading their computer expecting their internet to go faster... It's like buying a Porshe to try to go around a BMX track! You might expect a faster ride, but the problem is more to do with the track, rather than the machine used for the journey. |
Paul.Cov (425) | ||
| 848324 | 2010-01-13 22:02:00 | Some people just buy a new computer each 2 or 3yrs, they don't think about upgrading . They think that why get a partial product when they can get the works and a new warranty thrown in :D But mind you many do look at brand reputation, they are not technical enough and don't participate in forums and are not aware of the good little shops . I have a friend who got a expensive PC off a nationwide store in NZ which supplies computers to schools and polytechs . Plus they want the latest OS, if it was Vista days they def want Vista over XP . Many friends really like Dell, Sony, Apple . |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 848325 | 2010-01-13 23:06:00 | The computers solf by the Harvey Normans come out specced and priced to sell as cheaply as possible - they are for the unknowing consumer market, not for knowledgeable users. | KenESmith (6287) | ||
| 848326 | 2010-01-13 23:17:00 | Cough . Just the other day I had a Asus notebook, was running like utter crap . Checked, Vista Home Basic and 512MB RAM . OK let me amend that, having only ever sold one Vista ASUS laptop . . . . . . . . . Their Win7 laptops lately have all been 64bit with 4GB . |
pctek (84) | ||
| 848327 | 2010-01-14 01:00:00 | 4GB Is a round number. 2GB is not enough, and putting 3GB of RAM in a computer is a bit weird, you'd have to match the timings and you can't get dual channel with a 2GB and 1GB stick I bought 2x 2GB sticks and am running 32 bit windows. Can only use 3.25GB but that's 250MB more than 3GB and I get dual channel and it's just easier. Instead of stuffing around trying to find a 1GB and 2GB stick that will play nice, and then not having dual channel, it's just easier and better to stick 2x 2GB in it and be done. |
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